Santali Surname
Approximately 1,094 people bear this surname
Santali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,008 | 1:175,737 | 10,848 |
| Philippines | 54 | 1:1,874,782 | 115,801 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Santali (2,010) may also be a first name.
Santali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Santali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Santali (Hindi: सन्तली, Marathi: संताली, Oriya: ସାଲି) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Santali click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Santali? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 336,818th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,661,377 people. The surname Santali occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Santali are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Santali is also the 168,551st most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 2,010 people.
The last name Santali is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,008 people, or 1 in 175,737. In Nigeria Santali is primarily found in: Niger, where 76 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent are found and Bauchi, where 4 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 5 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Santali Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Santali in the Hindi language | ||
| सन्तली | santali | 68.28 |
| संतली | santali | 30.74 |
| सनतली | sanatali | 0.32 |
| सन्ताली | santali | 0.32 |
| सन्तालि | santali | 0.32 |
| Santali in the Marathi language | ||
| संताली | santali | 55.56 |
| संतली | santali | 33.33 |
| संताळी | santali | 11.11 |
| Santali in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଲି | sali | 28.57 |
| ସଳୀ | sali | 14.29 |
| ଶାାଳି | saali | 14.29 |
| ଶାାଲି | saali | 14.29 |
| ଲୀ | li | 14.29 |
| ଲି | li | 14.29 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Santali
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